Adjustable curtain and shade support.



PATENTED JUNE 30, 1903. G. W. MURPHEY. ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN AND SHADE SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 30. 1902.

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UTTED STATES Patented June 30, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. MURPHEY, OF BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 FRANK .P. MURPHEY, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN AND SHADE SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,104, dated June 30, 1903.

Application filed August 30, 1902. Serial No. 121.566- (N0 model.)

To all whom it nta-y concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MURPHEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Butler,in the county of Butler and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Adjustable Curtain and Shade Supports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is aview in front elevation of my improved adjustable curtain and shade support. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, the device being indicated in lowered position in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a horizontal sectional view indicated by the line 1V IV of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a crosssectional View, on an enlarged scale, indicated by the line V V of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail View showingthe raising and lowering means. liig. 7 is a detail view showing the clearances 0t.

My invention relates to improvements in curtain and shade supports; and it has for its objects to provide a support which maybe adjustably secured to a window-frame and raised to a supporting position or lowered within easy reach of the floor for the purpose of removing the curtain.

It comprises a frame 2, made of wire orother suitable material, consisting of two pieces pivotally attached to the framework, as at 3, on each side of the window, extending upwardly and inwardly toward each other, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, such inwardly-extending portions being corrugated, as shown at- 4, for the purpose of making binding engagement at varying positions within the curtain and shade supporting frame 5. Such framework is conveniently made of sheet metal or. other suitable material, provided at the back portion with a longitudinal recess 6, adapted to receive the corrugated extremities 4 of the holders with a tight sliding fit for thepurposealreadydescribed. Thelower back portion of the frame 5 is provided with a slot 6 at each end, permitting the frame members 2 to be inserted in beyond their corner bends to suit the width of unusually narrow windows.

At each end the framework 5 is provided namented in any desired manner, as will bereadily understood.

To the back of the bar 9 are secured eyelets or staples 10, located at intervals, extending inwardly and adapted to receive and hold the curtain-supporting rods 11, which are inserted from each end through the eyelets or staples and also through the brackets 7, being laced or threaded through the material of the curtain at its upper edge, as clearly indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 4.

In the construction shown in the drawings I have employed double rods, adapted to be inserted from each end; but a single rod may be employed with equally good results, as will be readily understood.

In order to hold the framework in its raised position, supporting means of any suitable construction may be employed, and I have shown at the upper portion of the frame two pulleys 12 and 13, over which passes a cord 14, connected to the upper end of the frame at 15 and of sufficient length to extend down to within easy reach of the floor and inserted in a suitable holding-clamp or arresting device 16, adapted to engage a knot or terminal button of the cord. i

It Will be understood that other locking devices may be employed or that they may be used at both sides, and I do not desire to be specifically confined to the exact construction which I have shown and described forthis purpose.

As thus constructed I have provided a combinedcurtaiu and shade support which is very light and strong in its construction and very serviceable in operation. It is composed of few parts, economical, and not liable to get out of order.

By reason of the telescoping engagement of the corrugated ends 4 of the supports 2 these supports may be drawn out to suit the 7 width of the window-frame, and the device is thus not limited in its application to frames of uniform Width.

The holding device for the curtain itself is very simple and quickly adjusted, the rods being preferably provided with eyelets or thumb-pieces at their outer ends.

Changes and variations may be made in the design, construction, or other details of the device Without departing from the invention, and all such are to be considered as Within the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is- 1. An adjustable curtain and shade sup port consisting of the combination of pivoted supporting members provided with corrugated inwardly-turned extremities, and a curtain-frame provided with an opening adapted to receive said corrugated extremities, substantially as set forth.

2. An adjustable curtain and shade support consisting of the combination of pivoted supporting members provided with corrugated inWardly-turned extremities and a curtain-frame provided with an opening adapted to receive said corrugated extremities provided with supporting-bearings for a shaderoller, substantially as set forth.

3. An adjustable curtain and shade support consisting of the combination of pivoted supporting members provided with corrugated inwardly-turned extremities, and a curtain-frame provided with an opening adapted to receive said corrugated extremities, and provided with a front bar having eyelets at its back portion, and a curtain-supporting rod mounted therein, substantially as set forth.

4. An adjustable curtain and shade support consisting of the combination of pivoted supporting members provided with corrugated inWardly-turned extremities, and a curtain-frame provided with an opening adapted to receive said corrugated extremities, and means for retaining the pivoted supporting members in an upright position,substantially as set forth.

5. An adjustable curtain and shade support, consisting of a frame provided with a curtain-bar, securing-eyelets extending from the bar, a rod mounted in the eyelets and adapted to support a curtain, a longitudinal socket in the back of the frame, and pivoted supporting-arms inserted in the socket, sub stantially as set forth.

6. An adjustable curtain and shade sup-' port consisting of a frame provided with a curtain-bar, securing-eyelets extending from the bar, a rod mounted in the eyelets and adapted to support acurtain, shade-roller bearings, a longitudinal socket in the back of the frame and pivoted supporting-arms inserted in the socket, substantially as set forth.

'7. In an adjustable curtain and shade support, the combination of pivoted supporting members provided with corrugated inwardlyturning extremities, a curtain-frame provided with openings adapted to receive said corrugated extremities, and a raising and lowering cord secured to the frame, with guiding-sheaves for the cord' and means for securing it at its lower end, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE W. MURPHEY.

Witnesses:

THEODORE O. H. KECK, JAcoB KECK. 

